The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett: A Reader's Guide to His Works, Life, and Thought
Autor C. J. Ackerley, S.E. Gontarski, Chris Ackerleyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2004
The Nobel Prize winning author Samuel Beckett is a literary treasure, and this work represents the only comprehensive reference to the concepts, characters, and biographical details mentioned by, or related to, Beckett. Painstakingly and lovingly compiled by acclaimed Beckett scholars C.J. Ackerley and S.E. Gontarski, it is alphabetical, cross-referenced, and laid out in a very user-friendly format. The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett provides an organized trove of information for students and scholars alike, and is a must for any serious reader of Beckett. As most Beckettians know, “reading [him] for the first time is an experience like no other in modern literature.” (Paul Auster)
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ISBN-13: 9780802140494
ISBN-10: 0802140491
Pagini: 608
Dimensiuni: 152 x 227 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.95 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Grove Atlantic
ISBN-10: 0802140491
Pagini: 608
Dimensiuni: 152 x 227 x 38 mm
Greutate: 0.95 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Grove Atlantic
Notă biografică
C. J. Ackerley is head of the Department of English at the University of Otago in New Zealand. He has published annotated guides to Malcolm Cowley's Under the Volcano and Samuel Beckett's first published novel, Murphy.
S. E. Gontarski, Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of English at Florida State University, specializes in twentieth-century Irish Studies, in British, U.S., and European Modernism, and in performance theory. He has been a resident Fellow at the Djerassi Foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation at Bellagio, The Bogliasco Foundation, and a Visiting Scholar at the American Academy in Rome. He has been awarded four National Endowment for the Humanities research grants, has twice been awarded Fulbright Professorships, has been Guest Editor of the following: American Book Review, The Review of Contemporary Fiction, and Modern Fiction Studies, and most recently Drammaturgia.
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From A to Z, this is an indispensable guide to the works, life, and thought of one of the most important writers of our time. The Nobel Prize-winning author Samuel Beckett was a literary treasure, and this work represents the only comprehensive reference to the concepts, characters, and biographical details mentioned by, or related to, Beckett. Painstakingly and lovingly compiled by acclaimed Beckett scholars C. J. Ackerley and S. E. Gontarski, it is alphabetical, cross-referenced, and laid out in a very user-friendly format. The Grove Companion to Samuel Beckett provides an organized trove of information for students and scholars alike, and is a must for any serious reader of Beckett.